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Shining World Hero Award:
Smart and Brave Youths in Action
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Everywhere in the world,
we can observe
and be touched
by acts of kindness.
People from all walks of
life, faiths, and cultures
extend themselves
beyond the call of duty
to help others
unconditionally.
Through their noble deeds,
humanity as a whole
is elevated.
To commend
virtuous actions and
encourage more people
to be inspired
by their examples,
Supreme Master
Ching Hai
has lovingly created
a series of awards,
including the Shining
World Leadership
Award, Shining World
Compassion Award,
Shining World Hero and
Heroine Awards, Shining
World Honesty Award,
Shining World Protection
Award, Shining World
Intelligence Award,
and Shining World
Inventor Award,
to recognize some
of the most exemplary,
generous, caring,
and courageous people
who walk amongst us.
Dean Kayler and
Carly Overhauser,
both age 15, were sitting
on a dock overlooking
Shadow Lake
in Washington, USA
Me and Carly, were just
coming down here
to the floating dock
to just hang out
and talk in the sun,
just enjoy the summer,
when the man
came onto the beach
and he started swimming.
He swam across the lake
to a pair of private docks,
a little before he reached
the private docks,
he started calling for help,
screaming for somebody
to help him.
So me and Carly
jumped in the water,
and we had to
run back to the road and
going around the lake to
try and find where he was.
After finding
the closest dock,
I saw him floating
in the water
a couple of inches
below face down,
completely limp.
And so I stripped down
and I jumped in the water.
And I swam over to him.
I could tell right away that
he wasn’t in good shape.
I tried to lift him
onto the dock
when I realized that
there was no way I was
going to be able to do that.
I carried him
around the dock,
trying to keep his head
above the water without
constricting his neck.
My head kept dipping
under the water
because of the weight,
but I managed to
get him around enough.
I managed to pull him up
as far as I could
onto the beach
where his head was
out of the water and
I went and called 911.
While Dean was
on the phone
with emergency services,
Carly took over to do
emergency resuscitation
procedures, which
she had recently learned
in school.
It was really hard to do,
especially because
he was so big.
He was like 250 pounds.
You’re supposed
to hear the ribs cracking
while you’re doing
chest compressions.
So I literally I had to
push all my weight down
on him just to get a crack.
His lungs I could tell
when I did mouth to mouth,
that they were
completely full of water,
he was blue.
After Carly got tired
after about 15 minutes
of doing CPR, I took over
with chest compressions.
And so once
the paramedics got there,
they managed
to get the man a pulse
and brought him
to the hospital.
Arriving paramedics took
the man to the hospital
in critical condition,
with the emergency crew
saying that he would not
be alive if it weren’t
for the two teenagers.
Sadly, after several days,
the man could not
be revived completely.
I thought I saved him, like,
he would be living today.
But actually being able to
meet his daughter,
and seeing,
he did have a good life,
it made me feel better.
Because he was taken off
life-support systems
because he was
under the water so long…
We did meet
one of his daughters here
at the beach,
a couple of days later.
And one of his
other daughters emailed me
and so we emailed
back and forth a little bit.
The brave
and unassuming teens
shared their feelings
looking back
on the incident.
Next couple of days,
there were a couple of
TV interviews and stuff
with some news channels.
But for me
it’s just something
that sort of happened and
I did what had to be done
and that was that.
It was a big deal for me.
And you know,
I don’t know, you don’t
go through something
like that every day.
It’s changed my perspectives
on a lot of things.
Like helping other people.
I actually…
well, all the time,
like, listening in
actual CPR classes,
or just (ordinary) classes,
like not taking things
for granted.
For their noble deed,
Supreme Master Ching Hai
honored
Dean Kayler and
Carly Overhauser with
the Shining World Hero
and Heroine Awards,
along with US$500 each
towards the teenagers'
school books.
“Dear Dean and Carly,
It is with much pleasure
and gratitude that
we present to you both
the Shining World
Hero Award.
This award is presented
in recognition of
the outstanding courage,
initiative and caring
teamwork you displayed
in saving the life
of a stranger.
Such compassionate
heroism brightens hearts
and fills our community
with the warmth, assurance
and peace of mind
of knowing we are
all connected and in
a kind and loving world.
Hanging out together
on a dock overlooking
Shadow Lake, you heard
the sounds of a person
struggling in the water
and calling for help,
and then saw
a man’s figure floating
face down in the lake.
Responding immediately,
you Dean, ran until you
found a place where you
could reach the water,
then jumped in and
pulled the man safely
to shore.
“I just knew that
the sooner I got him here,
the more likely it would
be that he would survive
if he was alive at all,”
you said.
Despite your frantic screams
to attract attention,
no one else arrived.
Being solely responsible
for the life or death
of another person
is a frightening situation
to find yourself in,
but you Carly,
handled it with aplomb,
overcoming your nerves
to perform
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, a skill
you had fortuitously
just learned in school.
The emergency crew who
took the man to hospital
said he would not be alive
if it weren’t for your
faultless response
and lifesaving aid.
Bravo, Dean and Carly!
You are super teens
indeed.
May Heaven bless you
for your pure hearts,
caring diligence and
sacrificing spirit
of love and concern.
For your selfless bravery
and unhesitating
willingness to assist,
for your fast
and wise reaction
in a critical situation,
and for being positive
and inspirational
role models for the youth
of the world, we hereby
applaud and celebrate
the valued deeds of hero
Dean Kayler and
heroine Carly Overhauser,
brave, young students
of Ravensdale.
With Great Honor, Love
and Blessings,
Supreme Master Ching Hai”
Dean.
Thank you.
And Carly.
Thank you.
The Shining World
Hero Award.
For Dean. (Thank you)
And for Carly (Thank you).
In addition, we would
like to present you both
with a check for US$500
towards to your books
at school and so on.
Thank you. (Dean, Carly.)
Thank you.
We also have
a Hero’s jacket.
Keep you nice and warm
in case
you’re swimming again.
In addition to the awards,
Carly and Dean also were
presented gifts, including
Supreme Master Ching Hai’s
lecture DVDs,
music CDs,
and her #1 international
bestselling books,
“The Dogs in My Life,”
“The Birds in My Life,”
and “The Noble Wilds.”
Thank you.
Dean.
Carly.
Thank you.
I would like to thank
Supreme Master Ching Hai
for giving us these awards.
And I would also like
to thank
Supreme Master Ching Hai
for these awards.
Bravo and our admiring
salute, Dean Kayler
and Carly Overhauser
for your quick actions
and caring team work.
Late at night, 11-year-old
Luis Reteguin awakened
to hear his mother
cry out for help
as an intruder with
a weapon entered
their apartment
in Chicago, Illinois.
Even though young Luis
was half the man’s size,
he rushed to defend
his mom.
I was in bed.
My husband comes home
more or less at 1:30 am
when I heard the door
to my room opening.
I thought it was him.
He came up to me,
I smelled
that he smelled of wine,
and since my husband
does not drink,
that's when I realized...
and I woke up
and started to scream,
to struggle with him.
I began to say,
“You are not my husband!
Who are you?
What do you want?”
And began to defend myself
as I could.
We got off the bed,
and I started,
to defend myself.
And my son
heard my screaming and
that was when he got up.
He got up and started
yelling at this person:
“Leave my mom alone!
Leave my mom alone!”
The intruder, intoxicated
and made violent by alcohol,
left indiscriminate scars
that can still are visible
on the face, neck, and
torso of mother and son.
Fortunately, the wounds
have been healing
and fading with each day.
Now, brave Luis, who
was only 11 years old
at the time of the incident,
tells his experience.
Luis, you
and your brother Jesus
and your sister
were as asleep when
the intruder broke in.
How did you get involved?
Well, I wasn’t really asleep,
I was just laying down
in my bed.
I heard the door open
and he went in my room.
I was watching TV, but
I thought it was my dad
so I was acting like
I was sleeping, because
he gets mad usually
when I’m up late.
My dad usually
turns off the TV too.
So the man
turned off the TV.
And he walked
into my sister’s room.
And then he went
into my mom’s room.
That’s when he went inside
and closed the door
and then I heard my mom.
I was hearing
my mom just screaming,
“Help me!” in Spanish.
So that’s when I just
got out of my bed and
I ran to my mom’s room
and I saw… I was like,
“What’s happening?”
And I just see my mom
just fighting the guy and
my mom was bleeding.
So I just
went up to the guy and
I started punching him,
I was hitting him.
Then that’s
when he pushed me
towards the bathroom,
which is right across
from my mom’s room.
He pushed me there
and then I fell to the floor
and he started cutting me,
and that’s
when I got the cuts.
The struggle with the man
continued in the kitchen.
That’s when
the 11-year-old switched
to using his head
instead of his hands.
I went to
pick up the phone and
I was calling the police.
When he saw me
with the phone
he just ran off,
he just ran out.
Although both mom and
son sustained injuries,
they were released
from the hospital
the following day.
I never thought that
this was going to happen,
because it’s like
a calm neighborhood,
and I didn’t think
that this was going
to happen, but...
But you took action.
And for your actions
Supreme Master Ching Hai
has bestowed upon you
the Shining World
Hero Award,
which is accompanied
by a letter from
Supreme Master Ching Hai.
And at this point
I’d like to read
what the letter says.
“…Luis, you are
a true hero, making mom
and indeed whole world
so proud.
To have
such maturity and calm,
your gallantry
and unwavering spirit
of selfless filial love
saved the day and
brought tears to my eyes.
We wish you and your mom
a speedy recovery and
many happy moments
together under Heaven’s
grace and protection.
…we hereby applaud and
celebrate the heroic deeds
of Louis Reteguin,
super boy
with the heart of a lion.
With Great Honor,
Love and Blessings,
Supreme Master
Ching Hai”
You are hereby awarded
the Shining World
Hero Award,
which reads: “From the
Supreme Master Ching Hai
for Louis Reteguin,
the ultimate
guardian angel.”
Would you like
to say some words to
Supreme Master
Ching Hai?
Well, first of all
I want to say thanks
for supporting me
in all this and
for the gifts and everything.
And thank you
for the award.
Now it’s been
a few month later,
how do you feel?
Well, I feel great.
I don’t feel the cuts
anymore, I don’t feel pain.
I am back to normal.
You’re back to normal.
Well, we’re just glad to
have young men like you.
Thank God, first to God
that God was there.
Well, my angel
who was a hero to me,
my angel
that helped me a lot, and
God gave him the courage
to defend his mother.
I am very proud of this.
For his valiant actions,
Luis Reteguin
was honored not only
with the Shining World
Hero Award,
but also a US$1,000 gift
to help with his
and his mom’s recovery.
Thank you,
I appreciate very much
that you remember people
when they go through
these things.
It is a strength
that supports us,
morally and economically.
Thank you.
God bless you all.
Luis also received a
bright yellow Hero jacket
and a package of gifts
including vegan treats,
the compilation of
Supreme Master Ching Hai’s
stories in
“God Takes Care
of Everything,” and
Supreme Master Ching Hai’s
#1 international
bestselling books,
“The Dogs in My Life” and
“The Birds in My Life.”
Young Luis, we are
touched and applaud
your loving bravery
to save your mother.
May God bless you both
with a full recovery
and many more cherished
moments together with
your entire faithful family.
Lovely viewers,
it was a pleasure
having you with us today.
Now, please stay tuned
to Supreme Master
Television for
Words of Wisdom,
coming up next after
Noteworthy News.
Wishing Heaven’s
protection for you
and your loved ones.
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